Gold nanorods (NRs), pseudo-one-dimensional rod-shaped nanoparticles (NPs), have
become one of the burgeoning materials in the recent years due to their anisotropic shape …

Electrocatalysis plays a vital role in energy conversion and storage in modern society.
Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) is a highly attractive approach to enhance the …

The simple, easy and rapid technique of “drop casting” is widely used to prepare the surface
of chemically modified electrodes in which the modifying layer is composed of particles such …

Biotechnology can bring new breakthroughs on design and fabrication of energy materials
and devices. In this work, a novel and facile biological self‐assembly technology to fabricate …

Evaporation of sessile droplets containing non-volatile solutes dispersed in a volatile solvent
leaves behind ring-like solid stains. As the volatile species evaporates, pinning of the …

In the past decades, great strides have been made in the synthesis of hybrid nanocrystals
(HNCs) consisting of two or more disparate subunits (such as metals and/or …

Molecular plasmonics, the area which deals with the interactions between surface plasmons
and molecules, has received enormous interest in fundamental research and found …

This Review offers a comprehensive review of the colloidal synthesis, mechanistic
understanding, physicochemical properties, and applications of one-dimensional (1D) metal …

Batteries are used in every facet of human lives. Desirable battery architectures demand
high capacity, rechargeability, rapid charging speed, and cycling stability, all within an …

Morphological control with broad tunability is a primary goal for the synthesis of colloidal
nanocrystals with unique physicochemical properties. Here we develop a robotic platform as …